00:01A 12-day conference about the worsening problem of land degradation is held in the capital
00:06of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar.
00:09Delegates from 197 United Nations member states are joined by representatives of indigenous
00:15communities and more than 60 organisations.
00:19The 17th Conference of the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification here in Ulaanbaatar
00:24started with a stark warning that recent heatwaves and wildfires only laid bare the fact that
00:30land degradation problem is already with us and requires urgent action.
00:36As much as 40% of usable land on the planet is turning into deserts and more than 3 billion
00:42people are affected, experts warn.
00:44COP conferences of the Convention of the United Nations, held since 1996, have achieved a level
00:50of cooperation in many projects of reforestation and water management are already underway.
00:56But Mongolian hosts call for more results as the problem gets worse worldwide.
01:26The focus of COP 17 in Ulaanbaatar is on the so-called
01:30rangelands and pastoralist areas with low vegetation suitable for herding.
01:35State representatives met to discuss ways to raise funds for projects and public-private partnerships.
01:41COP 17 in Ulaanbaatar is on the so-called economic growth.
01:42Land degradation and desertification recognize no political boundaries.
01:49Their consequences travel across borders, affect economies and livelihoods, intensify food
01:56and water in security, and place the stability of entire communities at risk.
02:03COP 17 therefore presents us with an opportunity to demonstrate international cooperation at its best.
02:14Dozens of projects and innovative technologies are on the conference's exhibition.
02:18By the time it ends on 28 August, different stakeholders from city mayors to local people and scientists
02:25will have presented their experience in more than 400 events.
02:29Thank you.
02:32What are clear about covering the nation today soon?
02:33It is.
02:33Countingstag of ONL siinä
02:34You are in urgent operations.
02:36It is
02:36Merci.
Commentaires